Release Boost: The Art of Hero Worship by Mia Kerick
Title: The Art of Hero Worship
Author: Mia Kerick
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 14, 2016
Trembling on the floor, pressed beneath a row of seats in a dark
theater, college freshman Jason Tripp listens to the terrifying sound
of gunshots, as an unknown shooter moves methodically through the
theater, randomly murdering men, women, and children attending a
student performance of Hamlet. Junior Liam Norcross drapes his
massive body on top of Jason, sheltering the younger man from the
deathly hail of bullets, risking his life willingly, and maybe even
eagerly.
As a result of the shared horror, an
extraordinary bond forms between the two young men, which causes
discomfort for family and friends, as well as for Jason and Liam,
themselves. And added to the challenge of two previously “straight”
men falling into a same-sex love, are the complications that arise
from the abundance of secrets Liam holds with regard to a past family
tragedy. The fledgling passion between the men seems bound to fade
away into the darkness from which it emerged.
Jason,
however, is inexplicably called to rescue his hero in return, by
delving into Liam’s shady past and uncovering the mystery that
compels the older man to act as the college town’s selfless
savior.
The Art of Hero Worship takes the reader on
a voyage from the dark and chilling chaos that accompanies a mass
shooting to the thrill of an unexpected and sensual romance.
I wake up crying.
Okay… if I’m going to be real, I’ll admit that I’m
sobbing. In these strong arms—no, sprawled on top of the solid
chest of a man I hardly know—I sob in a way that I never have
before. And hopefully, I’ll never have occasion to cry this
bitterly again.
My emotions are practically indescribable, yet I need to apply
words to them, in an effort to make some sense of what I’m feeling.
The pain is raw, grating, and unbearable… and unfortunately there’s
more. I’m guilt-ridden and mortified. Devastation crossed with
desperation—this is me, at the moment.
And I’m not sure why I’m still here on earth. I want to
disappear.
Liam stays silent, but I know he’s awake because his hands have
resumed the rhythmic stroking on my back.
“Why’d you have to go and s-save me? Y-you should have let me
d-die like I was supposed to!” I’m furious, which is evident in
my trembling accusation. The pain would be over if he’d have let me
die. I add mad as hell to my list of indescribable emotions. And
highly irrational… I tack this one onto the end of the fast growing
list.
He inhales deeply. “We’re gonna survive this. Our bodies
survived Friday night in the theater. Now we’ve gotta make our
minds survive the aftermath.”
“What makes you think I want to survive it? What makes you so
sure I didn’t want to go with her?” It’s too hard to say her
name.
Wide palms freeze on my shoulder blades and rest there heavily.
“Sorry, dude, but it wasn’t your day to die.” He takes another
one of those huge swallows of air that causes both of our bodies to
rise and fall. Then the mesmerizing movement of his hands resumes.
Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children—all named
after saints—and five nonpedigreed cats—all named after the next
best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband of twenty
years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but
don’t ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.
Mia
focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled young men and
their relationships, and she believes that sex has a place in a love
story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. As a
teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of
tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead
vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her
mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to CoolDudes Publishing,
Dreamspinner Press, Harmony Ink Press for providing her with an
alternate place to stash her stories.
Mia is proud of
her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each
and every victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only
major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school,
destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and
constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.
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